M2 is well placed
2015 Aug 14
Dominic Ford – originally published on In-The-Sky.org
The globular cluster M2 (NGC 7089) in Aquarius will be well placed for observation. It will reach its highest point in the sky at around midnight local time.
At a declination of -00°49', it is visible across much of the world; it can be seen at latitudes between 69°N and 70°S.
From London (click to change), it will be visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:59 (GMT) as the dusk sky fades, 25° above your south-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:13, 24° above your south-western horizon.
At magnitude 6.5, M2 is quite faint, and certainly not visible to the naked eye, but can be viewed through a pair of binoculars or small telescope.
The precise position of M2 is as follows:
| Object | Right Ascension | Declination | Constellation | Magnitude | Angular Size |
| M2 | 21h33m20s | -00°49' | Aquarius | 6.5 | 12'54" |
The coordinates above are given in J2000.0.
The details of this observing event were provided courtesy of In-The-Sky.org
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